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[queridiculo]

N1 is cold blooded for sure. Once he gets more recognition, refs will give him calls (like where he was fouled on the TO in OT). He plays like this, and RMJ is expendable next year.

Really, you thought he was fouled? I thought he was a bit out of control and got caught in the air. Very strange possession anyway though, we had 5 players ending up in the zone. Not sure how that happened.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Hard to believe some people on this board wanted to trade Nick for nothing short of a ham sandwich before the season even started. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE

Actually, I'd have settled for a bag of chips.

I'm not one to feel embarassed or even try to wiggle my way out of saying I was wrong.

Nick's a great scorer. He was incredible tonight.

Yet, the team was -11 with him in the game.

I was really impressed with a rebound and save he had late.

I don't fault Nick at all but EJ cannot have the team ISO for Young too many times. For one, the team's not rebounding misses (but Young didn't miss much tonight). For two, Nick doesn't pass well when he's in scoring mode. Guys sit around and watch. But most of all, you've got a star in Butler who can get to the line. He'll get a call. He'll get a good shot or facilitate.

JWiz, I'm not mad at the Wizards or really, EJ, for losing a close game.

I'm just saying you HAVE TO go to Butler after Young didn't score and had to throw the ball away.

You have to.

[queridiculo]

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Brendan Haywood was the worst offender who was 4 of 8 from the line.

It's all relative, I don't expect Haywood to make his shots most of the time anyway.

[TheKingOfVa360]

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The Wizards are notorious for not boxing out properly on missed free throws. Especially at the least opportune times.

Your 100 percent right about that. We have a pattern for doing that a lot over the years.


By the way Eddie Jordan's game plan was good tonight. It was nothing else he could do more to help us win. He rode the hot hand (Stevenson then Nick Young) He put McGuire on Kobe (helped slow him down), he had the team play a good pace all game.

[Shanghai Kid]

I was impressed even though we lost, it felt like we could have won if we did a few more things right.

The Wizards when healthy probably have more guys who can get hot and take over a game than any other team in the league. We've seen it from Jamison, Butler, Stevenson, Young, Mason, Arenas, all those guys can get hot at any time.

I find myself more excited about the future than dissapointed about the loss.

Young made some mistakes, but their was a seven minute stretch where Young was pure greatness. I've seen enough and we've all seen enough to know that dude is going to be an All-Star.

[Kanyewest]

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Yup. This should have been one of his best games of the season, but it turned out to be one of the worst (if not the worst).

The Wizards played really well, at a high level after mid way through the third quarter. It would have been nice to come up with the win but the Wizards showed some guts out there by digging in. Hopefully, that kind of effort will carry on in the playoffs.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

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Really, you thought he was fouled? I thought he was a bit out of control and got caught in the air. Very strange possession anyway though, we had 5 players ending up in the zone. Not sure how that happened.

I just wonder why Stevenson and Butler aren't spotting up on the three point line if Nick's backing a guy down.

The Wizards were on fire today from the perimeter.

Everybody inside actually helped the Lakers collapse as a team on Nick and gave him nowhere to go with the ball.

Very strange play.

[Wizards2Lottery]

I think AJ got intimidated by Odoms size. I hardly saw him work down low tonight. Use that unorthodox hook shot of his. The floaters and the other Jamison moves.

Can't really fault him though. Odom is built like a truck. AJ was bound to have a bad game. I just didn't expect Haywood to get thoroughly dominated by Ronny frickin Turiaf.

[miller31time]

The Wizards played really well, at a high level after mid way through the third quarter. It would have been nice to come up with the win but the Wizards showed some guts out there by digging in. Hopefully, that kind of effort will carry on towards the playoffs.

I hope you know I was talking about Brendan Haywood and not the Wizards as a whole. This was FAR from our worst game of the season. Not looking at the outcome, it was one of the best games I've seen in a while.

[TheKingOfVa360]

I was impressed even though we lost, it felt like we could have won if we did a few more things right.

The Wizards when healthy probably have more guys who can get hot and take over a game than any other team in the league. We've seen it from Jamison, Butler, Stevenson, Young, Mason, Arenas, all those guys can get hot at any time.

I find myself more excited about the future than dissapointed about the loss.

Young made some mistakes, but their was a seven minute stretch where Young was pure greatness. I've seen enough and we've all seen enough to know that dude is going to be an All-Star.

Great post

Yeah I'm still excited even though we lost. Nick Young looked like a god for a few minute stretch. He is going to be a beast in this league. Plus we have Blatche and Pech.

It's a good time to be a Wizards fan.

[LyricalRico]

Great games by Nick Young and Stevenson. Ballsy shot at the end of regulation by Caron. McGuire had a nice second quarter. Just a tough loss.

Classic game with a familiar ending - Wiz fail to get a critical rebound off a missed free throw. Happens WAY too often. Also, am I the only one who thinks Blatche has regressed?

[DEEP3CL]

All Suns fans will be rooting for you guys.

Good luck and get it done.

You still in our dust, keep praying Suns ain't catching the Lakers period.

[miller31time]

Also, am I the only one who thinks Blatche has regressed?

He just seems so much more soft than I remember. It's almost as if he knows he's going to be blocked before he goes up for an inside shot.

[Wizards2Lottery]

Yup this loss doesn't have the typical sting to it. I liked what I saw from the team out there.

If this team learns how to defend the perimeter better, the sky is the limit. We have too many scoring options.

I salivate over a line up of:

Arenas
Young
Butler
Jamison
Haywood

then having defensive stoppers of the bench like McGuire, Stevenson and Blatche.

Scary.

[Wizards2Lottery]

Also, am I the only one who thinks Blatche has regressed?

Hes been playing like a wuss out there. He doesn't have a tough attitude.

[JWizmentality]

I'm just saying you HAVE TO go to Butler after Young didn't score and had to throw the ball away.

You have to.

I won't really fault EJ for that. Young needs all the experience he can get. Atleast Young took it to the hole. Had it been Kobe on that drive, the whistle would have gone off way before any contact was made. Butler was settling for long jumpers.

[queridiculo]

Also, am I the only one who thinks Blatche has regressed?

I've been harping on his poor play for a couple of weeks now. I really don't like his game at all. Too much finesse, not enough grit.

What's extremely frustrating to me is how poorly he finishes around the basket and how slow footed he is on defense.

He's neither a 4 nor a 5 at this point and given his poor work ethic and attitude I don't think he'll ever become much more than he is right now.

[Kanyewest]

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He just seems so much more soft than I remember. It's almost as if he knows he's going to be blocked before he goes up for an inside shot.

Blatche hesitates when he is near the basket; he needs to go up strong. He also tends to use only one hand to finish with dunks instead of two.

[queridiculo]

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I won't really fault EJ for that. Young needs all the experience he can get. Atleast Young took it to the hole. Had it been Kobe on that drive, the whistle would have gone off way before any contact was made. Butler was settling for long jumpers.

I'm all for giving Young some experience but not when we're in position to make up a game on the 4th seeded Cavs and could have gained another game on the Sixers and Raptors.

Besides, he had the green light all night, that alone should have been plenty of experience.

[Kanyewest]

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I'm all for giving Young some experience but not when we're in position to make up a game on the 4th seeded Cavs and could have gained another game on the Sixers and Raptors.

Besides, he had the green light all night, that alone should have been plenty of experience.

It would have been nice to go with experience but Antonio Daniels was injured. Would you have had Mason in instead of Young?